I too don’t get it. And isn’t all this message passing pretty much the same as calling methods in classes, just like you’d do in Java, C# or C++?
On 30 Jan 2014, at 12:49, jonat...@mugginsoft.com wrote: > > On 30 Jan 2014, at 00:42, Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote: > >> >> Anyone exposing a C++ API in a dynamic library is nuts, IMHO. > > What is it that makes C++ so unsuited to code sharing? > > Objective-C has great clarity of purpose (send a guy a message) and openness. > Perhaps this is what makes it a great base for building dynamic systems > (which is what UI driven applications generally are). > > If I need a computational engine within such a dynamic system (say I want to > solve the Cutting Stock Problem) then C++ can supply focussed performance. > > Jonathan > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/rui.pacheco%40gmail.com > > This email sent to rui.pach...@gmail.com
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